English 11 Honors - Q1 Vocab

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Abasement

The act of being humiliated or degraded

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Tedium

the level of dullness; monotony; boredom

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Plumage

feathers of a bird

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Obdurate

stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action

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respite

a period of relief, rest or temporary delay

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poignant

painfully affecting the feelings

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renown

The condition of being known or talked about by many people

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credulous

having or showing too great readiness to believe things (gullible)

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Enigma

A person or thing that's mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand

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Cower

To crouch down in fear

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Nullify

Make of no use; cancel out

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Myriad

A countless or large number of something

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Haughtiness

the appearance of being arrogant, superior and disdainful.

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Rescind

Revoke, cancel

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Acquiesce

accept something reluctantly but without protest.

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Obliterate

Destroy, wipe out

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Posterity

All future generations of people

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Hone

Refine or perfect something over a period of time

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Rife

Of common occurrence, widespread (especially something undesirable)

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Defunct

No longer existing or functioning

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